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123 Cards in this Set
- Front
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manus
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The hand
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apocrine
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Releases breast milk
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mitochondria
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Site for ATP synthesis
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chromatin
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Loose DNA
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inguen
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The groin
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carotene
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Orange pigment
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ribosome
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Organelle used for translation
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cephalon
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The head
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solvent
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Substance that acts to dissolve
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melanin
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Brown pigment
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fibroblasts
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Makes collagen
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crus
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The leg from the knee down
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chromatid
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Duplicated DNA
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pes
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The foot
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chondrocyte
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Cell that produces cartilage
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merocrine
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Releases saliva
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sura
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The calf
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solute
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Substance that gets dissolved
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nucleus
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Site for DNA storage
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tarsus
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The ankle
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prophase
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First stage of mitosis
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holocrine
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Releases sebum
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carpus
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The wrist
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mast cells
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Releases histamines
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vacuole
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Organelle used for storage
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sinus
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An air filled chamber within a bone
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fossa
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A shallow depression
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concha
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Shell
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spine
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A pointed process
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cribrum
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Sieve
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sulcus
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A narrow groove
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meniscus
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Crescent
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line
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A low ridge
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stylos
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Pillar
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facet
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A small flat articular surface
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process
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A projection or bump
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penia
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Lacking
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trochlea
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A smooth pulley shaped grooved articular process
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foramen
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A rounded passageway for nerves
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dens
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Tooth
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tubercle
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A small rounded projection
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tuberosity
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A rough projection
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corona
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Crown
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gennan
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To produce
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trochanter
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A large rough projection
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teres
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Cylindrical
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crest
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A prominent ridge
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sutura
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A sewing together
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meatus
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A passageway through the bone
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condyle
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A smooth rounded articular process
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ferre
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To carry
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dendrite
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Part of neuron that receives signal
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pia
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Delicate
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cortex
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Rind
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white matter
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Myelinated axons
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glia
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Glue
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saltare
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To leap
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cauda
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Tail
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astro
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Star
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meninx
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Membrane
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efferent
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Pathway away from the CNS
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ganglio
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Knot
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chiasm
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A crossing
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soma
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Cell body
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dura
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Hard
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column
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A group of tracts within the spinal cord
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phasia
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Speech
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afferent
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Pathway towards the CNS
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vagus
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Wandering
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colliculus
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A small hill
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limbus
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A border
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nigra
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Black
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commissura
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A joining together
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poiesis
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Making
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juxta
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Near
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teinein
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To stretch
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glykus
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Sweet
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detrudere
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To push down
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ouresis
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Making water
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omentum
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Fat skin
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rectus
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Straight
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pyle
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Gate
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natrium
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Sodium
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anabole
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A building up
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gonion
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Angle
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mellitum
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Honey
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insipidus
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Tasteless
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calyx
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A cup of flowers
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diabetes
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To pass through
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gaster
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Stomach
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rugae
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Wrinkles
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fenestra
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A window
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krinein
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To secrete
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lysis
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A loosening
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okytokos-
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Swift birth
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katabole
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A throwing down
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chymos
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Juice
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diourein
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To urinate
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tachy
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Swift
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haima
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Blood
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ateles
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Imperfect
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sphygmos
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Pulse
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ektasis
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Expansion
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humor
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A liquid
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baro
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Pressure
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thyroid
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Shield shape
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brady
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Slow
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saphenes
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Prominent
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bronchus
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Windpipe
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myelos
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Marrow
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~gen
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To produce
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systole
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A drawing together
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mitre
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A bishop’s hat
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lympha
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Water
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kentesis
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Puncture
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poiesis
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Making
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ptosis
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A falling
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pulsus
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Stroke
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penia
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Poverty
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papilla
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Nipple shaped elevation
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inflammare
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To set on fire
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skleros
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Hard
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thrombos
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Clot
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